n.
Function: verb
Etymology: tongs
Date: 1868
transitive verb : to take, gather, hold, or handle with tongs < tong oysters>
intransitive verb : to use tongs especially in taking or gathering something
– tong · er \ ' tä ŋ - ə r, ' to ̇ ŋ - \ noun
n.
Function: verb
Etymology: tongs
Date: 1868
transitive verb : to take, gather, hold, or handle with tongs < tong oysters>
intransitive verb : to use tongs especially in taking or gathering something
– tong · er \ ' tä ŋ - ə r, ' to ̇ ŋ - \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012